Nine (Not So) Fun Facts About Texas

[Blake Munroe]

1. This was the biggest blown lead of Sark’s  career as a top-10 team. Texas led Florida 17-3, a 14-point lead. As an AP top-10 team, Sarkisian's previous biggest blown lead in a loss was 11 points, twice at USC: 2014 at Boston College and 2015 vs Stanford. That includes last week's 10-point blown lead against Oklahoma.

2. Today was Texas' biggest blown home lead as a top-10 team, since 2003. The previous biggest was 7, in a 2003 loss to Arkansas. Today was 14.

3. Today was the fewest plays of the Sarkisian era. 50 plays is Texas's fewest in Sark’s 74 games tracked. Next: 52 against Wyoming in 2023. Since 2003, only three Texas games had fewer: Rice in 2015 (38), Arkansas in the 2014 bowl (43) and New Mexico State in 2003 (49).

4. Time of possession: Florida ran 81 plays to Texas's 50 and held the ball 38:11 to 21:49.

5. Texas hasn't forced a turnover in 3 straight games, 39 opponent possessions. That ties its longest drought since 2006.

6. Since 2004, 8 AP top-10 teams have lost back-to-back games to unranked opponents. Texas is the only one that led both games by 10 or more: 10 vs Oklahoma, 14 vs Florida.

7. Since 1950, 5 AP-ranked teams have lost back-to-back games by the identical score. Texas, 27-24 to Oklahoma and 27-24 to Florida, is the only one to do it against two unranked opponents. The last before: 2011 Florida State, 35-30 twice.

8. Since 1950, 5 AP top-10 teams have lost back-to-back games by exactly 3. Texas is two of them, both starting from No. 1: 1965 (27-24 at Arkansas, then 20-17 vs Rice) and 2026 (27-24 vs Oklahoma, then 27-24 vs Florida).

9. Texas has posted the same final score in back-to-back games twice since 1950: 52-10 wins over Rice and Arkansas in 2008, and these two 27-24 losses.

(Courtesy of Iron College Football Stats App)

[General Grant]

Bye bye Sark.  Just a matter of when. 

[Nate C]

I think Muschamp is the makeup on the pig that is starting to wash off. We aren’t very good right now.

[NTX_Horn]

Too many facts and stats to ignore that Sark has done all he can do at Texas.  

[TXFF]

The consistent glaring issue from year to year is the OL. Sark has been loyal to Flood, but it's time for a change. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[Texbam]

3 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

But it’s the OL!  lol.  Sorry, but Arch just doesn’t have it on this level.  He’s had too much training to be this bad.  Thoughts on Milwee as QB coach?

[Gerry Hamilton]

Just now, Texbam said:

But it’s the OL!  lol.  Sorry, but Arch just doesn’t have it on this level.  He’s had too much training to be this bad.  Thoughts on Milwee as QB coach?

This is where I come out too